Gibson, Jeffrey B. <br/><br/>
The disciple's prayer  The prayer Jesus taught in its historical setting 
Jeffrey B. Gibson 
 - U.S.A.  Fortress  2015 
 - 177tr.  Paperback  23cm 
<br/><br/> Christians around the world recite the `Lord's Prayer` daily, but what exactly are they praying for--and what relationship does it have with Jesus' own context? Jeffrey B. Gibson reviews scholarship that derives the so-called Lord's Prayer from Jewish synagogal prayers and refutes it. The genre of the prayer, he shows, is petitionary, and understanding its intent requires understanding Jesus' purpose in calling disciples as witnesses against `this generation.` Jesus did not mean to teach a unique understanding of God 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781451490251 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca 30-600
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>231.13789  / J46-G45